I need to typeset a document that contains many poetry/verse examples, and am using \defineparagraphs[mypar][n=2] for the purpose. In one specific case a footnote is required. All good except that the footnote is the width of one of those two 'columns', not the usual textarea width. Here is the current setup (the 'poem' environment is previously defined and not relevant here for my problem): \startmypar \startpoem red desert dust invades every crevice – vast deserts that we inhabit inhabit us\footnote{The ‘reddesert dust...’ is adapted from Matthew diNevop. 103.} \stoppoem \nextmypar \startpoem {\emI will lead you into the wilderness, speak fondly to you of my everlasting love my unfailing kindness} \stoppoem \stopmypar The resulting footnote: 1. The ‘red desert dust...’ verse overleaf is adapted from Matthew di Nevo p. 103 Is there a way I can get the footnote not to break after 'overleaf' and be normal textarea width instead? I did try \setupfootnotes[width=broad] but that did not help. Julian